Oil Falls on News Tanker
Was a Target of Terrorism

Crude-oil futures were slightly lower Monday, as news of a blast aboard a French tanker in Yemen sparked fears of fresh terrorist attacks on oil vessels.

A fire that raged for hours after the explosion aboard the tanker Limburg has been put out and an investigation into the cause continue, a Yemeni official said. The Yemeni government said the fire was an accident caused by an oil leak, but the ship's owner said it was a...